Called "ardent and assured" and a first-class pianist by the New York Times, he has appeared in partnership with many of the worlds leading singers and instrumentalists, including over five dozen artists on the roster of the Metropolitan Opera. Passionately committed to the performance of chamber music, he is a founding member of the Palisades Virtuosi, the Janus Consort, the Hudson Trio, Kaleidoscope, the New World Trio and the Manchester Chamber Players. He has been the pianist and harpsichordist of the Oberlin Orchestra, the New Jersey Philharmonic and the Westchester Symphony and is currently keyboardist of the Albany Symphony and its contemporary chamber ensemble "Dogs of Desire". Since 1985 he has been associated with the Southern Vermont Arts Center and its resident Manchester Music Festival. ln 1991 during Carnegie Hall's Centennial Week celebration he recreated the earliest known piano recital by Franz Rummel to have been played there. That same year, he made his international debut in Iceland, playing two recitals, one all-Grieg, the other all-Russian.His performance was reviewed by Dagbladid-Visir, Reykjavik Iceland as “...performed with considerable assurance . . tremendous speed ... A very special atmosphere was established, which was maintained throughout."
It is my honor to introduce today’s guest, Ron Levy.
Welcome to our show Ron.
